An attack of deep depression has seized Thomas Smithers, the multi-millionaire, and while he is in this melancholy state, he reads of the creation of a mechanical doll which is the closest imitation of a human being yet invented. He orders...See moreAn attack of deep depression has seized Thomas Smithers, the multi-millionaire, and while he is in this melancholy state, he reads of the creation of a mechanical doll which is the closest imitation of a human being yet invented. He orders one and offers to pay an extravagant price, provided the toy is delivered within a limited time, after which he is to begin a journey. The inventor has completed the doll in the specified time when a jealous hand destroys the model, but the situation is saved by the inventor's daughter who cleverly impersonates the manikin. Written by
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